''A Gran Plan'' is a 2012

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written and directed by Sangeeta Nambiar, and produced by Prema Menon under the banner of Playacting Productions. It features veteran

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n actress

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in the lead role.

Plot

The story of the film revolves around the lives of two individuals — Satvinder Kaur Bedi, a 68-year-old lady, and Oliver, her 10-year-old young boy neighbor. When they meet, they discover that both of them share some common problems regarding loneliness. Soon, they develop a strange but sensitive relationship which gains momentum over the period of time. The ways in which they overcome several hurdles in the form of age, language and culture, and finally communicate with each other to create an intimate long-lasting companionship forms the climax of the story.

Cast

as Satvinder Kaur Bedi * Oliver Kennett as Oliver * Malvika Muralidhar as Malvika * Tania Mukherjee as Pallavi * Neil Shaabi as Neil * Pavan J Singh as Hemant * Pahel Shah as Pooja

Production

''A Gran Plan'' is produced by Prema Menon under the banner of Playacting Productions, a production house based in Singapore. The film is produced by Sangeeta Nambiar. Executive producers include Kimi Shaabi. Except

(who is based in

), almost all the crew members of ''A Gran Plan'' are based in

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. The entire film is shot in

. The theatrical trailer of the film was unveiled on September 15, 2012.

Release

''A Gran Plan'' was scheduled to release on April 25, 2014 in

, where the production companies and most of the crew members are based.

Festival screenings

''A Gran Plan'' was screened at the following film festivals in 2012. * WorldKids International Film Festival *

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* The Rome International Film Festival *

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* Delhi International Film Festival * The Indie Film Festival (Award of Merit) *

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Accolades

''A Gran Plan'' was screened at nine film festivals and won the following four awards:

Music

Music of ''A Gran Plan'' has been composed by Kaizad Gherda, Kabir Singh and

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. Lyrics are penned by

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. A promo of the song "Zindagi Sataaegi", sung by renowned singer

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, and composed by Kaizad Gherda and Kabir Singh, was released on April 14, 2014.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gran Plan, A 2012 films 2010s English-language films